pivoter

English

Etymology

pivot +‎ -er

Noun

pivoter (plural pivoters)

  1. One who or that which pivots, especially a muscle.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From pivot +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pi.vɔ.te/
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Verb

pivoter

  1. (intransitive) to pivot, swivel, revolve
  2. (intransitive) to turn on one's heel

Conjugation
Conjugation of pivoter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple pivoter
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple pivotant
/pi.vɔ.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle pivoté
/pi.vɔ.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present pivote
/pi.vɔt/		 pivotes
/pi.vɔt/		 pivote
/pi.vɔt/		 pivotons
/pi.vɔ.tɔ̃/		 pivotez
/pi.vɔ.te/		 pivotent
/pi.vɔt/
imperfect pivotais
/pi.vɔ.tɛ/		 pivotais
/pi.vɔ.tɛ/		 pivotait
/pi.vɔ.tɛ/		 pivotions
/pi.vɔ.tjɔ̃/		 pivotiez
/pi.vɔ.tje/		 pivotaient
/pi.vɔ.tɛ/
past historic2 pivotai
/pi.vɔ.te/		 pivotas
/pi.vɔ.ta/		 pivota
/pi.vɔ.ta/		 pivotâmes
/pi.vɔ.tam/		 pivotâtes
/pi.vɔ.tat/		 pivotèrent
/pi.vɔ.tɛʁ/
future pivoterai
/pi.vɔ.tʁe/		 pivoteras
/pi.vɔ.tʁa/		 pivotera
/pi.vɔ.tʁa/		 pivoterons
/pi.vɔ.tʁɔ̃/		 pivoterez
/pi.vɔ.tʁe/		 pivoteront
/pi.vɔ.tʁɔ̃/
conditional pivoterais
/pi.vɔ.tʁɛ/		 pivoterais
/pi.vɔ.tʁɛ/		 pivoterait
/pi.vɔ.tʁɛ/		 pivoterions
/pi.vɔ.tə.ʁjɔ̃/		 pivoteriez
/pi.vɔ.tə.ʁje/		 pivoteraient
/pi.vɔ.tʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present pivote
/pi.vɔt/		 pivotes
/pi.vɔt/		 pivote
/pi.vɔt/		 pivotions
/pi.vɔ.tjɔ̃/		 pivotiez
/pi.vɔ.tje/		 pivotent
/pi.vɔt/
imperfect2 pivotasse
/pi.vɔ.tas/		 pivotasses
/pi.vɔ.tas/		 pivotât
/pi.vɔ.ta/		 pivotassions
/pi.vɔ.ta.sjɔ̃/		 pivotassiez
/pi.vɔ.ta.sje/		 pivotassent
/pi.vɔ.tas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — pivote
/pi.vɔt/		 — pivotons
/pi.vɔ.tɔ̃/		 pivotez
/pi.vɔ.te/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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